John Solano runs AS Roma Press, a website dedicated to the exploits of the Italian side, and last summer told us – with sublime prescience – that Mohamed Salah was ‘teetering on greatness’ as he completed a move to the Reds.
By a quirk of fate, the two teams now do battle for a place in the final of Europe’s elite club competition – after Jürgen Klopp’s men eliminated Manchester City and Roma produced a stunning comeback to defeat FC Barcelona in the last eight.
We caught up with John again for the lowdown on I Giallorossi’s recent form, key players and likely approach on Merseyside…
Can Roma fans believe what has happened in this Champions League run?